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Over sushi in Manhattan, the satirical news anchor talks about failure in England, hosting his own US show and why he’s not practising comedy as activism ... (© The Financial Times Limited 2015)...
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Over sushi in Manhattan, the satirical news anchor talks about failure in England, hosting his own US show and why he’s not practising comedy as activism ... (© The Financial Times Limited 2015)...
View ArticleHBO Gives John Oliver His Own Weekly Satirical News and Topical Comedy Show
We weren't the only ones who thought John Oliver deserved a show of his own after an excellent stint filling in for Jon Stewart on "The Daily...
View ArticleJohn Oliver Leaving Daily Show to Host 'Topical Weekly Comedy Series' at HBO
John Oliver is greener pastures-bound. The actor-comedian is leaving his longtime perch at The Daily Show...
View ArticleWhy John Oliver Won't Be Taking Over 'The Daily Show'
After Jon Stewart announced his impending retirement from his job hosting The Daily Show, rampant speculation began to swirl as to who would be...
View ArticleJohn Oliver's new show gets title, premiere date
This April, John Oliver will begin delivering last week’s news. HBO announced Wednesday that its new topical comedy series — starring the...
View ArticleSouth African comedian Trevor Noah confirmed to replace Jon Stewart as host...
South African comedian Trevor Noah will host iconic US late-night news satire The Daily Show, whose anchor Jon Stewart announced last month he would step down, the programme confirmed yesterday. The...
View ArticleThe Daily Show’s John Oliver Takes His Talents To HBO
HBO had no plans for another weekly talk show, but John Oliver’s impressive 12-week stint as The Daily Show’s host changed the network’s tune. “When we saw John Oliver handling host duties on ‘The...
View Article‘Daily Show’s’ John Oliver Lands Comedy Series With HBO
“The Daily Show” smart aleck John Oliver is taking his act to HBO. Oliver, a...
View ArticleJohn Oliver: Jon Stewart's Daily Show understudy lands his own show with HBO
John Oliver, the British comedian who wowed audiences when he filled in for Jon Stewart, The Daily Show presenter, has now been rewarded with his own weekly US satirical show. The Birmingham-born comic...
View ArticleComedian John Oliver mocks Barnaby Joyce’s ‘war on terrier’
So you thought that things would quieten down with the departure of Johnny Depp’s dogs on Friday? You thought that we could all get on with our lives and forget Barnaby Joyce’s “war on terrier” now...
View ArticleStewart, Colbert and a Diminished Liberal Voice?
Jon Stewart collected his many media accolades this week following the announcement he's leaving as host of The Daily Show, which he's anchored for 16 years. The Comedy Central cornerstone, where...
View ArticleJohn Oliver Interviews Former Nsa Director In Sunday’s HBO Debut
John Oliver will interview Gen. Keith Alexander (Ret.) — former director of the National Security Agency and head of U.S. Cyber Command...
View Article‘Daily Show’s’ John Oliver to Host HBO Show
HBO has won the sweepstakes to land John Oliver for his own show. The “Daily Show” correspondent’s move to topline his own series...
View ArticleJon Stewart Surprises John Oliver With Elaborate Tribute During His Final...
Jon Stewart set up an elaborate send-off for protege John Oliver’s final “Daily Show” Thursday, which included a seven-plus-year tenure retrospective and plenty of tears. But there was also dancing, as...
View ArticleJohn Oliver's HBO Series Gets A Title And A Premiere Date
John Oliver, former correspondent on Comedy Centrals The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, finally has a premiere date and title for his upcoming satirical news show on HBO. And on Sunday, April 27th well...
View ArticleJohn Oliver Leaving 'The Daily Show' for HBO
Longtime Daily Show correspondent John Oliver is leaving the program for his own topical comedy talk show on HBO. He had been a mainstay on the program since 2006. Like The Daily Show, the British...
View ArticleJohn Oliver Leaving The Daily Show To Host His Own HBO Series
Comedian John Oliver has spent a lot of time with The Daily Show. Hes been a correspondent since 2006, but now the Emmy award-winner is moving on to a brand new project. Unlike Stephen Colbert, who...
View ArticleJohn Oliver ready to deliver ‘Last Week Tonight’
John Oliver spent seven years cutting his teeth as a correspondent on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” covering everything from the political conventions to the royal baby. But when the bespectacled...
View Article>John Oliver to Host Weekly Comedy Show on HBO
John Oliver is moving on up! Just a few months after successfully taking over for Jon Stewart as the host of The Daily Show, the comedian is getting his chance to shine again as the host of a new...
View ArticleJohn Oliver goes from 'Daily Show' to HBO
Last summer, when Jon Stewart was off writing, directing and producing a movie in the Middle East, John Oliver filled in as host of “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central. HBO took notice. “After seeing...
View ArticleJohn Oliver leaving 'The Daily Show' for his own HBO comedy series
John Oliver, who won praise for his stint as Jon Stewart's temporary replacement this summer on "The Daily Show," will be getting his own topical series on HBO beginning in 2014, the network announced...
View ArticleJohn Oliver Leaving ‘The Daily Show’ To Host Weekly HBO Series
Oliver, who joined The Daily Show as its Senior British Correspondent in 2006, will host his own “topical weekly comedy series” at HBO. The program launches in 2014, and will air Sunday nights. Similar...
View ArticleJohn Oliver leaves The Daily Show for HBO role
British comedian John Oliver has quit The Daily Show to front his own weekly talk show on cable channel HBO. Following a successful stint covering for Daily Show host Jon Stewart, Oliver is leaving...
View ArticleGet To Know John Oliver: 'The Daily Show' Correspondent Leaving For HBO
On Thursday, John Oliver announced he would be leaving his correspondent position at “The Daily Show” after seven years to host a similar-sounding show for HBO. Oliver won rave reviews when he filled...
View Article>Get To Know John Oliver: 'The Daily Show' Correspondent Leaving For HBO
On Thursday, John Oliver announced he would be leaving his correspondent position at “The Daily Show” after seven years to host a similar-sounding show for HBO. Oliver won rave reviews when he filled...
View ArticlePeabody Awards go to John Oliver, Amy Schumer, 'Jane the Virgin'
John Oliver has something new for his anchor desk: A Peabody Award.lRelated Movies NowMTV Movie Awards: Amy Schumer scores the laughsSee all related 8 The British-born host of HBO's satirical news...
View ArticleJohn Oliver gets weekly topical comedy series at HBO
The Daily Show correspondent John Oliver will be featured in a topical comedy series on HBO next year. Oliver impressed viewers during his summer stint hosting the comedy Central show and it looks like...
View ArticleJohn Oliver is leaving ‘The Daily Show’ for his own show on HBO
John Oliver, one of the hilarious reporters on The Daily Show, has decided to leave the show for greener pastures. He is leaving to receive his own...
View ArticleHBO poaches John Oliver to host comedy series
HBO has poached John Oliver from “The Daily Show” to host his own weekly topical comedy series on the network starting next year. The show, which will air on Sunday nights, will...
View ArticleWhat Makes John Oliver So Watchable?
Oliver, still in the midst of his first season on the HBO series, gives the viewer no other anchor can give, reports the Columbia Journalism Review. While the regular news anchors like Scott Pelley,...
View ArticlePeabody Awards celebrate Amy Schumer, John Oliver and serious newsgathering
Hundreds of celebrants braved a muggy night and a torrential downpour to acknowledge the recipients of the Peabody Awards, an eclectic bunch that ran the gamut from documentarian Alex Gibney to NBC...
View ArticleJohn Oliver To Host Weekly Comedy Talk Show For HBO
So much for any Daily Show succession plan talk. On the heels of his impressive stint as The Daily Show fill-in host this past summer, the...
View ArticleJohn Oliver, Emmy Award-Winning Comedian and Host of HBO's New Hit Show Last...
John Oliver, Emmy Award-Winning Comedian and Host of HBO's New Hit Show Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Announces Fall 2014 Tour (PRNewsFoto/Live Nation) Live Nation Entertainment logo....
View ArticleJohn Oliver: British comedian written off at home has last laugh in US
"John Oliver has based his debut Edinburgh show on death, a concept he can be no stranger to, given the lukewarm reception his obscure observations receive." So began a review on the leading British...
View ArticleTony Abbott is a car crash of a human being, says comedian John Oliver
Prime Minister Tony Abbott may have survived a recent challenge to his leadership, but his days are numbered, John Oliver says. "It's like watching a truck jack-knife on a road,"...
View ArticleJohn Oliver leaving the Daily Show for HBO after stellar guest-hosting stint
Comedian who filled in for Jon Stewart on satirical news show this summer will host topical comedy show on cable channel...
View Article'Daily Show' comedian John Oliver gets HBO series
LOS ANGELES – John Oliver, a satirical news correspondent on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," will be leaving the show to star in a weekly comedy news series on HBO beginning next year, the U.S....
View ArticleI see the flipside of things
Over sushi in Manhattan, John Oliver, the satirical news anchor talks about failure in England, hosting his own US show and why his comedy isn’t really activism ......
View ArticleHBO Sets Name & Date For John Oliver Debut
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver will premiere on April 27, HBO announced today. The new weekly satire show from the former Daily...
View ArticleJohn Oliver Bids a Teary Goodbye to The Daily Show—See What Made Him Emotional
When John Oliver cries, we all cry. The Daily Show and host Jon Stewart surprised Oliver with a highlight reel on his last day as a correspondent with the Comedy Central series. Stewart and his Daily...
View ArticleJohn Oliver Mocks Breaking News In First Trailer For HBO Show 'Last Week...
In November, "Daily Show" correspondent John Oliver announced he would be leaving the Comedy Central news show to host a similar program on HBO called...
View ArticleWill John Oliver, Louis CK and SNL's attacks on Trump make a difference?
HBO host said the Republican’s penis presumably ‘looks like a Cheeto with the cheese dust rubbed off’ and Louis CK went on a 1,400-word rant...
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